Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Morgan Pinnacle Group is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join a mission-driven, AI-native EdTech startup. The role involves owning major parts of the codebase, building AI-powered literacy tools, taking cross-cutting features from prototype to production, and improving engineering systems while working closely with the CTO and a remote team.
Responsibilities
- Building and iterating on the core product suite — prototyping, refining, and rapidly shipping new AI-powered literacy tools
- Taking complex, cross-cutting features from prototype to production with thoughtful architecture and security decisions
- Improving engineering systems and practices while maintaining a high-quality, easy-to-reason-about codebase at scale
- Communicating proactively with the small remote team to ensure alignment and coherence as you ship features end-to-end
Skills
- 8+ years of software engineering experience
- Senior-level software engineering experience with strong full-stack capabilities
- 0-to-1 building experience, including shipping end-to-end features and carrying projects from idea to production
- Experience owning substantial parts of a codebase and handling large-scale projects without a detailed roadmap
- Strong experience with TypeScript, React, Next.js, and PostgreSQL
- High agency and the ability to make meaningful progress with minimal oversight
- Strong attention to detail
- A hands-on engineering mindset and interest in remaining an individual contributor
- Genuine interest in mission-driven work and improving literacy outcomes
- This is a full-time, fully remote position for candidates based in the United States
- The company does not offer visa sponsorship
- EdTech experience, either professional or academic
- Familiarity with Vercel deployment and serverless architecture
- Familiarity with modern web frameworks
- Experience with AI/ML products or tooling
Benefits
- Equity package
- Fully remote position for candidates based in the United States
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